Astronaut Sophie Adeno breaks female space record

French astronaut Sophie Adeno left the International Space Station after spending 236 days in space. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Thus, she set a record for the duration of a woman’s stay in space. According to the ESA, no European has been in space for so long. During the mission, Ms. Adeno made three spacewalks.

Sophie Adeno has served in the French Air Force since 2005 as a helicopter pilot. In 2022, she became an ESA astronaut. Its mission was launched on the ISS on February 13 this year. Sophie Adeno and the rest of the crew took SpaceX's Freedom transport ship there, which will also take it back to Earth. It is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on October 8.

Jana Christmas